Man jailed for seven years for part in raid where shopkeeper was attacked with hammer

CCTV footage played in court showed Mr Tansey slumping to the ground. He lay there in a pool of blood while McKeon stepped over him to try to open up the cash register.

By Declan Brennan

A Dublin man who took part in a newsagent raid, during which the shop keeper was viciously attacked with a hammer, has been jailed for seven years.